Milsmann earns prestigious NSF CAREER Award

Carsten Milsmann, assistant professor in the C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry at West Virginia University, has earned the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award for research that could help develop solar energy...
8-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Faculty investigate safety of Suboxone use in pregnant, opioid-dependent women

Researchers found that babies exposed to Suboxone in utero fared as well as, or better than babies exposed to more conventional addiction treatments, such as treatment with methadone or Subutex.
8-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Faculty Investigate Safety of Suboxone Use in Pregnant, Opioid-Dependent Women

Two WVU researchers are studying how Suboxone and Subutex affect babies over the longterm when those medications are used by pregnant mothers.
6-Aug-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

WVU Researchers Working to Stop Cancer-Growth Protein

What do one in five breast cancers have in common? Large amounts of a protein called HER2 (or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2). “Every healthy cell produces a normal amount of HER2, but HER2 is produced 10 to 20 times more in a cancer...
30-Jul-2018 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Researcher Investigates Risk for Opioid Overdose in Rural West Virginia

Based at West Virginia University’s Eastern Campus in Martinsburg, Joy Buck, a WVU School of Nursing professor, and her collaborators will gather real-time data about overdose trends and assess the cultural barriers to—and facilitators...
19-Jul-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

WVU Opens New Research Facility to Extract Valuable Rare Earths From Acid Mine Drainage

West Virginia University researchers are opening a new facility to capture valuable materials from a novel source – acid mine drainage from coal mining – turning the unwanted waste into critical components used in today’s technology-driven...
18-Jul-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Yet Again, Einstein’s Theory Passes the Test with Flying Colors

An international team of astronomers, which includes Duncan Lorimer, West Virginia University professor of physics and astronomy, has tested Einstein’s theory using three stars orbiting each other: a neutron star and two white dwarfs. Their...
5-Jul-2018 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

WVU One of Five Worldwide Awarded State-of-the-Art Manufacturing System From GE

In the first quarter of 2019, the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources will take delivery on a Concept Laser Mlab 200R machine, valued at more than $250,000. The direct metal laser melting – or DMLM – machine use lasers to melt...
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